Rochester firms continue to churn out inventions

5:13 PM,
Apr. 19, 2013

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics ranked 12th in the Rochester area for number of patents awarded in 2012.

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Rochester area inventors continue to pile up the patents, receiving more than many of their upstate counterparts.

This month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued its annual report for 2012, providing details on 253,155 patents they granted last year. The report provides detailed breakdowns on the nature of those patents, reaffirming our position as a leader in the area.

Over the last five years, Rochester ranks fifth per capita in the number of patents issued to area inventors. ...